Government Approves Holding Referendum On Abortion

Andrew Lowth

30 Jan 2018

The Government has signed off on a referendum on abortion to take place this year.

The Cabinet of Ministers held a special meeting on the issue at Government buildings last night.

They approved a 'repeal and replace' model for the referendum, which means if the vote is passed then the 8th Amendment would be removed from the Constitution, but replaced with an article which allows Dail and Seanad to leglislate on the matter.

After the meeting, the Taoiseach spoke to the media alongside Health Minister Simon Harris and Childrens Minister Katherine Zappone.